Household Division of Labour: Generation, Gender, Age, Birth Order and Sibling Composition

Childhoods in the Majority World: Miniature Adults or Tribal Children?

“…In Bolivian rural households, I found that some jobs, in particular fetching and carrying tasks and animal care, are generation-specific, but gender-neutral tasks (Punch 2001b). …”

“…Other tasks are postponed until the weekend, such as cleaning the house. Elsewhere I have presented a detailed discussion of the intergenerational division of household labour which is based on age, gender, birth order and sibling composition (Punch 2001b). A close examination of children's work roles within households emphasises that their work can be both similar to and different from that of adults.…”

Know Your Place: Ethiopian Children’s Contributions to the Household Economy

“…Ethnographic research also reveals that the intra-household division of labour among siblings is mainly shaped by gender and age, but also by birth order, sibling composition and household composition (see for example, the work of Punch (2001Punch ( , 2002 for Bolivia, and Katz (2004) for Sudan, which also show that children play an active role in mediating these roles). These findings show the need to closely examine intra-sibling differences in understanding work roles.…”

Atividade doméstica e socialização: a visão de adolescentes de classes economicamente distintas

“…Este dado é compatível com a literatura que aponta uma maior concentração de meninas primogênitas nos cuidados da casa e dos irmãos, tanto com relação à regularidade quanto à iniciativa própria. 5,21 As idéias dos adolescentes do GBR a respeito da sobrevivência familiar ora davam ênfa-se à contribuição ora à obrigação. A primeira corresponde à idéia de que é responsabilidade dos filhos cooperarem com os pais.…”